The West Bengal government is keen on entering commercial coal mining and intends to sell 25% to 30% of its output in the open market from the world’s second largest block allotted to the state earlier this year.

VA Tech Wabag, a pure-play water technology company, has won an EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) order worth 0.5 billion Saudi riyals (approx Rs 1,000 crore) from the Power and Water Utility Company for Jubail and Yanbu (MARAFIQ) in Saudi Arabia.

Southeast Asia is a potential hotspot for renewable energy, yet the region has not met expectations because it lacks policy frameworks that would encourage investment, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) told Reuters.

Greek power utility Public Power Corp. (PPC) will receive binding bids for three coal-fired plants and a license for a new one by the middle of next month, the country's energy minister said on Friday.

Cross-border electricity trade in the South-Asian region has the potential to grow to 60,000 Mw through 2045 with the likely strengthening of regional power cooperation among countries including India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Myanmar.

Engineering and construction conglomerate Larsen & Toubro (L&T) is planning to bid for an EPC contract for a section of the $200 billion solar project in Saudi Arabia to be built with the backing of Japan’s SoftBank.

The US has agreed to temporarily allow eight countries to continue buying Iranian oil after it reimposes crippling sanctions on Tehran on November 5, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday, citing "significant reductions" in imports of oil from the Persian Gulf nation.

France, Germany, Britain and the European Union issued a joint condemnation Friday of the US move to place fresh sanctions on the Iranian economy, vowing to protect European companies doing "legitimate" business with Tehran.

Days before US sanctions targeting Iran’s oil trade take effect, Sanjiv Singh, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of India's largest fuel retailer Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has said unavailability of Iranian crude in the global market will be a tough situation not only for India but for the whole world.

The U.S. believes that global oil supplies will exceed demand next year making it easier for countries to cut Iranian oil imports to zero, a senior U.S. official said on Friday as Washington prepares to reimpose sanctions on Iran.

The Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety will probe the Amritsar tragedy in which 60 Dussehra revellers were mowed down by a passing train, the Indian Railways said on Friday, nearly two weeks after it had ruled out any investigation in the tragedy.